It has emerged that top fashion model Naomi Campbell won’t be performing any charity role for the next five years, following the outcome of an investigation at her organization.
Reports indicate that a United Kingdom watchdog group found evidence of financial misconduct at her charity, Fashion for Relief.
The U.K. Charity Commission on Thursday, September 26, released a report, revealing poor corporate governance and “inadequate financial” management within the establishment.
According to the investigation, expenses by Fashion for Relief were “not reasonable,” as less than nine percent of its earnings were spent on “grants and causes.”
The report also indicted the organization for expenses made on lodging at a five-star hotel and security for Campbell in 2018. It listed other unessential purchases, including “spa treatments, room service, and the purchase of cigarettes for the model.”
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Apart from Naomi Campbell, two other model co-trustees, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, were also barred from serving as trustees for nine and four years, respectively.
“This inquiry, and the work of the interim managers we appointed to run the charity in place of the trustees, has resulted in the recovery of £344,000 and the protection of a further £98,000 charitable funds.
“I am pleased that the inquiry has seen donations made to other charities which this charity has previously supported,” Tim Hopkins, Deputy Director of the UK Charity Commission, was quoted in a statement.
Naomi Elaine Campbell, 54, began her career at the age of eight and was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press.
She was the first black woman to appear as a model on the covers of Time Magazine and Vogue Magazine (France). Public records indicate she founded Fashion For Relief in 2005 before getting the charity officially registered in 2015.
According to the organization, “Fashion For Relief is dedicated to improving the lives of those living in adversity, by uniting the fashion industry as a force for good.”
